House of the Dead wins World Record… for the f-bomb

House of the Dead: Overkill features some very naughty language, and it's just …

House of the Dead: Overkill is one of those games that doesn't embrace subtlety; as Ben noted, the game indulges in "bullets, blood, bad language, and blondes." That third part seems to have garnered some attention, as the game has earned itself placement in the Guinness Book of World Records Gamers Edition for having the most amount of swearing to ever appear in a video game.

It turns out that the game actually does have quite a bit of bad language: according to the report, the game's dialogue includes 189 uses of the F-word. As a result, it appears just over once-per-minute and comprises roughly three percent of the total number of words that appear in the game. Of course, that doesn't include other swear words, which are mighty-plentiful throughout the rest of the game.

Jonathan Burroughs, the game's writer, seemed to take the news pretty well, though, noting that, "parodying the profane excess of grindhouse cinema was Headstrong Games’ objective and I am flattered that this record acknowledges that we not only rose to that challenge, but entirely exceeded it."

The award is in keeping with the general feeling of the game itself: goofy, over-the-top, and slightly ridiculous. Of course, House of the Dead has long-embraced the mild absurdity of cheesy horror/action films, but it's nice to see the series get some recognition for these efforts.